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17407794

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
Coronary artery aneurysms are defined as coronary dilatations which exceed the diameter of normal adjacent segments by 1.5 times. Left main coronary artery (LMCA) is the least frequently involved artery with a prevalence of 0.1%. Majority of coronary artery aneurysms are atherosclerotic in origin. Their size and clinical presentation is variable. A number of complications have been reported to occur during the course of the disease including thrombosis and distal embolization, myocardial ischemia and/or infarction, dissection, vasospasm, calcification, fistulization and very rarely rupture. Large aneurysms of LMCA represent a potentially fatal condition even without concomitant atherosclerotic coronary disease. Because of rarity of coronary artery aneurysms, it is difficult to standardize treatment. In this article, we presented 4 cases of large LMCA aneurysms with various clinical and angiographic features.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1874-1754
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
123
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
79-83
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical and angiographic features of large left main coronary artery aneurysms.
pubmed:affiliation
Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, 46100, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. guliz58@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports